HAMPTON, Ga. – Christian Eckes finished where he started Saturday’s Fr8 208 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway—with a lot of turmoil in between. Eckes claimed his second victory in the series in overtime, choosing the bottom lane and front-row position for a restart on lap 136 of 137. After leading […]
Christian Eckes Scores Overtime Win In Wild Craftsman Truck Series Race At Atlanta
March 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
NASCAR Atlanta Notebook: Joey Logano Leads Ford Dominance In Cup Series Qualifying
March 18, 2023 by 1 Comment
HAMPTON, Ga. – Joey Logano added another memory at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, and seven other Ford drivers followed behind him. Covering the 1.540-mile distance in 31.256 seconds (177.374 mph), Logano won the pole for Sunday’s Ambetter Health 400 (3 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) and led a parade of […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Atlanta Motor Speedway – William Byron Looking For Three In A Row
March 16, 2023 by 3 Comments
On Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, William Byron will attempt to put his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in Victory Lane in a third straight race when he takes the green flag in the Ambetter Health 400 (3 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The No. 24 Chevy hasn’t won three consecutive […]
75th Anniversary Feature: Atlanta Motor Speedway Occupies Special Place In NASCAR History
March 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
From the watershed championship race of 1992 to Kevin Harvick’s victory three weeks after the death of Dale Earnhardt Sr., Atlanta Motor Speedway is uniquely positioned in the lore of NASCAR Cup Series racing. The 1992 season finale, held Nov. 15 on a track that measured 1.522 miles, is arguably the most significant race in […]
Back To Back: Late Caution Lifts William Byron To Cup Series Win At Phoenix
March 13, 2023 by 7 Comments
March 12, 2023 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz.—Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick hate late-race cautions. William Byron loves them. After a two-tire call under the fourth caution flag in Sunday’s United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway, Byron surged past Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson in overtime to win his second […]
Fast Learner: Sammy Smith Tops Xfinity Series At Phoenix
March 12, 2023 by Leave a Comment
AVONDALE, Ariz.—High school senior Sammy Smith made the most of the fastest car in Saturday’s United Rentals 200, becoming the youngest NASCAR Xfinity Series winner Phoenix Raceway at age 18. In a race that featured 11 cautions for 69 laps, Smith held off teammate Ryan Truex after a restart with 15 of 200 laps left […]
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Phoenix Raceway – Drivers Face Challenge With New Rules Package
March 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Even though Chase Briscoe will be driving a race car that features a significantly different competition package at Phoenix Raceway this year, the driver of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford remains optimistic. Briscoe will take the green flag on Sunday as the defending winner of the United Rentals Work United 500 at the 1.0-mile […]
Mobil 1 Brings Motorsports Legend Jenson Button To NASCAR
March 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Championship-Winning Formula One and Sports Car Driver To Run Three NASCAR Cup Series Races with Debut March 26 at COTA Jenson Button, the 2009 Formula One world champion whose versatility as a racecar driver extends well beyond his nearly two-decade F1 career, will continue to diversify his racing resume by running three NASCAR Cup Series […]
Ryan Preece Phoenix Raceway Cup Series Preview
March 7, 2023 by 19 Comments
● Event: United Rentals Work United 500k (Round 4 of 36) ● Time / Date: 3:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, March 12 ● Location: Phoenix Raceway ● Layout: 1-mile oval ● Laps / Miles: 312 laps / 312 miles (502 kilometers) ● Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 60 laps / Stage 2: 125 laps / Final Stage: 127 laps ● TV / Radio: FOX / MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio […]
75th Anniversary Feature: Phoenix Raceway Long The Focal Point Of Motorsports In The West
March 7, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Phoenix Raceway is a major intersection in and of itself. If that seems strange for a track located south of Phoenix—and not all that far from the Mexican border—let’s acknowledge that we’re using the term “intersection” in a figurative sense. Opened in 1964, some 13 years after NASCAR held the first of four Cup Series […]
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